Category Archives: Suggestions while visiting Alepochori

Near by important arcaeological sights

Delphi: The "navel" of the Earth for the ancient Greeks is a world-renowned site of ancient Greek culture and the largest one in the aftermath of the Acropolis of Athens. ► How to get there: How to get there: Follow the Alepochori-Patha-Avenue and Vouliagmeni district. Wine-Oasis of Grevenos to EO Elefsina - Thebes / E962…
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Gorge of Mylon – Gerania mountains

Mylon Gorge at Alepochori is one of the closest gorges in Athens. Its exit is only a few meters from the road connecting Kato Alepochori with Mavrolimni. It is a canyon that usually has water from November until after spring. We visited it on October 12, 2012, and it was absolutely dry. It has 14…
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Gerania Mountains (Duskia), Pisia, Schinos, Loutraki, St. Patapios

The Gerania Mountains extend from Megara to Loutraki and Heraion and are surrounded by the Saronic Gulf and the Corinthian Gulf. The mountain is full of pines, oak trees, holm oaks, alleys, myrtle trees and plane trees and at its highest points you meet the Kefalonia fir. Its fauna consists of jackals, foxes, hares, hawks…
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Holy Monastery of Agios Ioannis Prodromos Makrinos

At the foot of Gerania, on a pine-covered slope stands the Holy Monastery of Agios Ioannis Prodromos Makrinos at a height of two hundred meters. The monastery belongs ecclesiastically to the Holy Metropolis of Megara and Salamina. The name "Makrinos" (in english means "distant") is said to have been given to the Monastery as opposed to…
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